Where does “buttress” come from?
Buttress comes from Old French ars bouterez, a compound of Old French ars (art, skill) and Old French bouterez (to thrust), from Old French bouteret (thrusting tool), from Frankish botan (to push), from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd- and bʰew-.
buttress (English): A brick or stone structure built against another...
Definitions
- A brick or stone structure built against another...
Ancestry of “buttress”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | ars bouterez | — |
| 2 | Old French | bouteret | support; supporting; that props up |
| 3 | Frankish | bōtan | to strike, knock down |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |